http://www.valdostadailytimes.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234940.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234940.html City leaders are taking a proactive approach to combating violence in the community. At Thursday night’s Valdosta City Council meeting, the council approved the organization of a Community Task Force on Violence. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325235623.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325235623.html Finding answers to why violent crime is committed takes into account a variety of factors. Economics, age, race, weather, population density all play a role in violent crime. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:52:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325235427.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325235427.html Black community leaders are speaking out about black on black crime in light of the plague of murders and violent crimes in the community that involve black people. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325235127.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325235127.html The Christmas spirit is alive and well at the James H. Rainwater Conference Center. The Merry Marketplace, presented by the Valdosta Junior Service League, continues today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234852.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234852.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234816.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234816.html Had she listened to her Soviet advisors in the early 1980s, Raisa Andreeva would have aborted her pregnancy and become a member of the powerful KGB. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:45:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234635.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234635.html On Nov. 3, Nikki Bradley made history in Quitman. She became the first black woman to ever be elected to the Quitman Board of Commissioners. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234449.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234449.html A traditional Thanksgiving feast was handed out at The Salvation Army Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:40:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234216.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325234216.html Members of Sons of Solomon Lodge No. 151 and Electa Chapter No. 323 will host A Day of Caring, Sharing and Giving from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday at River Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 2884 James Road. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:39:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325233951.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325233951.html Helping a family realize its dream of owning a home will be the goal of Lowndes High School students in the spring. The senior class kicked off a community service project to build a house for Habitat for Humanity on Nov. 10. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325003318.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_325003318.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:48:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324224811.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324224811.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324224345.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324224345.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324224120.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324224120.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324223240.html http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_324223240.html